Kapitza-Dirac effect
nounEtymology Named after Paul Dirac and Peter Kapitza who predicted the effect in 1933.
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The diffraction of matter by a standing wave of light.
Quantum mechanics
noun
Etymology Named after Paul Dirac and Peter Kapitza who predicted the effect in 1933.
The diffraction of matter by a standing wave of light.
Quantum mechanics
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